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Beyond good intentions: lessons on equipment donation from an African hospital

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: In 2000, a referral hospital in the Gambia accepted a donation of oxygen concentrators to help maintain oxygen supplies. The concentrators broke down and were put into storage.
Stephen RC Howie, Sarah E Hill, David Peel, Momodou Sanneh, Malick Njie, Philip C Hill, Kim Mulholland, Richard A Adegbola   +7 more
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IoT enabled hospital asset tracking using advanced interdisciplinary approaches [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
As the healthcare landscape embraces the revolutionary power of digitalization, improving inventory systems has become a top priority. Hospital asset tracking primarily focuses on monitoring various assets within a healthcare facility.
Saritha K., Abhiram Cherukuri, Anvith Reddy Poreddy, Sai Sathwik Sundralla, Rasool Shaik Nayab, Alzubaidi Laith H., Helena Raj Vijilius, Dutt Amit, Kumar Yadav Dinesh   +8 more
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Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Capacity in Rural Rwanda: A Feasibility Assessment

Annals of Global Health, 2021
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat. Worse still, there is a paucity of data from low- and middle-income countries to inform rational antibiotic use.
Grace Umutesi, Lotta Velin, Moses Muwanguzi, Kara Faktor, Carol Mugabo, Gilbert Rukundo, Aniceth Rucogoza, Marthe Yankurije, Christian Mazimpaka, Jean de Dieu Gatete, Cyprien Shyirambere, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Robert Riviello, Tharcisse Mpunga, Emil Ivan Mwikarago, Fredrick Kateera   +15 more
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Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resection for cancer and polyps: A cost-effectiveness study [PDF]

, 2014
Methods: Participants were recruited in 2006-2007 in a district general hospital in the south of England; those with a diagnosis of cancer or polyps were included in the analysis.
Dowson, H, Gage, H, Jackson, D, Jordan, J, Rockall, T   +4 more
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Exon 7 splicing of ERα predicts poor prognosis and increases phenotypic heterogeneity in luminal a subtype breast cancer

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
ERα splice variant ERα∆7 lacks the C‐terminus, and its expression may change phenotypes of breast cancers. Our results showed that ERα∆7 is found in the luminal A subtype, and elevated ERα∆7 levels are linked to improved cell survival with lower proliferation and migration.
Long Wai Tsui, Taobo Hu, Thomson Christian Husein, Wai Hei Shek, Bingrong Chen, Depeng Wang, Shu Wang, Weichuan Yu, Xiaodan Fan, Mengping Long, Toyotaka Ishibashi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Availability of facilities and equipment to provide emergency care in ambulances, which transport patients to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2019
Objective To describe available facilities and equipment in ambulances, to provide essential emergency care, which transport patients to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka Methods A descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study was carried out at the
Gangadevi Nandasena, Chrisantha Abeysena
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Incidence and root causes of surgery cancellations at an academic medical center in Iran: a retrospective cohort study on 29,978 elective surgical cases

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2023
Introduction Canceling scheduled surgeries on the day of surgery places a heavy burden on healthcare providers and has psychological, social, and financial consequences on patients and their families.
Vida Naderi-Boldaji, Mahsa Banifatemi, Raheleh Zandi, Mohammad Hossein Eghbal, Milad Nematollahi, Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini   +5 more
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Nurses’ Intention to Work during the COVID-19 Outbreak in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Nurse Media: Journal of Nursing, 2021
Background: Nurses who work on the front-line and are involved in caring for COVID-19 patients have a high risk of transmission. The increase in the number of confirmed and suspected cases, followed by an increase in workload, a limitation of personal ...
Fitri Mailani, Emil Huriani, Rahmi Muthia, Rika Sarfika   +3 more
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Prediction of Myasthenia Gravis Worsening: A Machine Learning Algorithm Using Wearables and Patient‐Reported Measures

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness with potential life‐threatening crises. Timely interventions may be delayed by limited access to care and fragmented documentation. Our objective was to develop predictive algorithms for MG deterioration using multimodal telemedicine data ...
Maike Stein, Haoqi Sun, Sophie Lehnerer, Lea Gerischer, Maximilian Mönch, Christian Meisel, Andreas Meisel, Pushpa Narayanaswami   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of 3D Printing Thermo-Sensored Medical Gear in Detecting COVID-19 Symptoms

Applied Sciences, 2021
Shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a need to provide protective equipment to the medical facilities whose supplies were threatened to be depleted.
Milena Djukanović, Ardijan Mavrić, Jovana Jovanović, Milovan Roganović, Velibor Bošković   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source